The Successful Always Protect their Heart and Mind
“A great man is one who has not lost his child’s heart.”
-Mencius
Protect your ability to grow, learn, and love in order to fully experience the magic of life. Children are fearless explorers of their world. Children are curious about the world around them; they know no fear for they have not been indoctrinated with the limiting need to fear. At the time of our birth the only biological fears we have are the fear of falling and the fear of loud noises. The many conceptual fears that we develop are developed later in life. Great achievers in our times have been able to maintain their child’s heart; they have maintained a belief in the world of possibility. These great people do not allow themselves to be shut down and imprisoned by their own doubts or perceived inadequacies.
“You must maintain your own ideals and study properly or you will lose the way”
-Miyamoto Musashi
Respect yourself and your chosen path. Do not compromise your goals and the things that are important. Seeking growth and education in your chosen way allows you to fully reach your potential. Forsaking that which makes you exceptional for something of lesser value, all in the name of “fitting in” is tragically a common occurrence. How many revolutionary ideas, concepts and inventions die at the hands of conformity? If any thing exceptional is to be done at all, it most be done in spite of the jeers and ridicules of the short-sighted. It is not enough to merely have a good idea. An idea must be strengthened with the grit and fortitude of the human spirit.
Regi Adams Adisa is an instructional designer, performance coach, and founder of the e-Lightened Professionals. Regi has conducted his human based approach to professional and personal development within multiple Fortune 500 companies and non-profit agencies. Regi’s philosophy on exceptional business and human performance is that “all success starts with the people”. Thus Regi’s approach to creating high performance organizations is by creating high performance teams, made up of high performance people.